...were influenced by famous poets- John Milton, Thomas Gray and Alexander Pope, (Jennifer Benka, Poets.Org). After releasing various poems, getting acknowledged by George Washington, and being nationally acclaimed all over the Colonies/ England, her poem, “On Being Brought From Africa to America,” brought mixed feelings on the attitude...
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...Revolutionary characters, iis a compliation of essays and articles written over time by Gordan s. Woods. He was trying to teach his audience that our four fathers were a group of unique elite men that wanted to ensure our freedom, and our fatih in God. Wood believed that they were a group of self-made aristocrats that came together as a product of their time and vision for America's future. The founders derived a governemnt powered by its people that relied on a disinterested group of citizens to lead them forward. In order to elect the right leaders to run our country they felt our citizens needed to be educated, and have morals bassed on christianity. “As long as this Republic endures, he ought to be first in the hearts of his countrymen. Washington was truly a great man, and the greatest president we ever had.” Gordan S. Woods felt it necessary to start his book with George Washington, our first president. Woods goes on to say that it wasnt WAshington's intellect or writing ability that made him a great leader and set him apart from all others, it was his character. WAshington quickly realized the important of his position. He realized that his reputaiton would become indistinguishable from that of the government he would bring about. Washington was completely honest and refused a salary for his postion as commander and chief and president.Even before being elected as president he made sure to guard his reputation. It is easy to overlook Washington's role in the Consitutinal convention...
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...Charles Hardenbergh. Truth only knew how to speak Dutch. At the age of eleven, she was sold from her family to John Neely for $100 and a herd of sheep. Truth didn’t understand English therefore was beaten by Neely’s wife because of the miscommunication between them. This made Truth understand and know English but always spoke with a Dutch accent. During the hardship of this period she relied on her deep Christian faith which her mother established in her. Truth was then sold to other owners before her last owner, John Dumont of New Paltz, New York. Here she was baldy mistreated and forced to marry his slave named Thomas. They had four children together. Truth then fled to New York City where she felt the calling from God to become a preacher. In 1843, Truth changed her name to Sojourner Truth because she felt her mission in life was to tell people the truth about slavery and women’s right. In 1850, Truth’s autobiography, The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, was published. The sales of autobiography funded her traveling and speaking arrangements. In 1854, Truth gave her most famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman” at the Ohio Woman’s Rights Convention. This inspired many African-American women to stand up for themselves. Truth retired in Battle Creek, Michigan with her daughters and their families. During the Civil War, Truth funded clothing and supplies for black troops. Truth was appointed a counselor in the Freedmen’s Bureau of Washington by President Lincoln in 1864. She...
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...things that seem to defy all the odds? Why is it George Washington, a Virginia farmer with a love for the military became the “Father of our Country” ? An honorable, virtuous, adventuresome, solider who fought for independence from the British. Why him? Why is it that Mahatma Gandhi was the architect of civil disobedience that influenced the world? A struggling, shy, student who had tremendous difficulty speaking in public. Gandhi was unsuccessful as a lawyer in Bombay. He found his calling working for the downtrodden Indian minority in South Africa. Why him? Why is it Mother Teresa, a convent school teacher dedicated to her student’s education became a Noble Prize humanitarian? Her clinics now care for tens of thousands. Why her? Why is it that Jesus, (whether one believes he is just a man or truly the Son of God), became the most influential person who ever lived? Born in a barn to poor parents; Jesus relied on friends and strangers for food and shelter. He changed the culture of the world. Why him? There is something else at play here, Servant leadership. Servant leaders show proof of their character through behavior. They display the common practices of model leadership by modeling the way, inspiring a shared vision, challenging the process, enabling others to act and encouraging the heart (Kouzes & Posner, 2007). Leadership is about service, stewardship, and shepherding those; at home, work, and in the community. Washington, Gandhi, Mother Teresa, and Jesus’ effectiveness as...
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...1789- George Washington Becomes President George Washington became the first president of the United States in April 1789. Washington was not planning on becoming president after the Constitutional Convention. His plans were to live a quiet, mellow life in his Virginia estate called Mount Vernon. The news reached him on April 16, 1789 that he was the unanimous choice for the first president and he accepted, leaving his estate two days later. He made his way to New York City to take the oath of office. This is important because being Washington being the first president modeled how future presidents should act. He was a wise and strong willed leader, showing that in the war, he was the leader that the people not only wanted but also needed. George Washington was a big part of creating the foundation for our democracy today. -Aaron...
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...Christian Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty Mainstream and Conservative Christian Theology Strongly Opposes the Death Penalty Presentation to the Olympia Fellowship of Reconciliation’s Committee for Alternatives to the Death Penalty Glen Anderson (360) 491-9093 glen@olywa.net ------------------------------------------------- 1. Jesus’ two experiences with the death penalty: (A) The woman being stoned. (B) His own execution under the law ------------------------------------------------- 2. Other biblical insights into murder and the death penalty ------------------------------------------------- 3. The basic Christian principles of forgiveness and grace ------------------------------------------------- 4. Quotations ------------------------------------------------- 5. Resources 1. Jesus’ two direct experiences with the death penalty Jesus confronted the death penalty directly and explicitly twice in his life, and both times he rejected it. (A) The woman being stoned John 8:1-11 says: Jesus went to the Mount of Olives. Early in the morning he came to the temple, and all the people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman who had been caught committing adultery. They set her in the midst and said to him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. Now Moses in the law commanded us that she should be stoned, but what do you say? They said this to tempt him so they might be...
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...The Makings of a Navajo Society Anthropology 101 The Dineh or "The People" as the Navajo call themselves are a horticultural society that migrated to the Southwest between the fourteenth and fifteenth century. They relied on what little food that they could hunt or gather but because of the lack of water in the region, grew to largely depend on their herds of sheep as both a source of food and wealth in their society. The Navajo are made up of a matrilineal society, where the women took care of the family and the household, while the men go hunt. They are a very spiritual people that believe in the balance and harmony of one’s life, which is obtained through many religious rituals and the help of a medicine man. The Navajo people are a very full and colorful society but due to wars and forced migrations into territories, have slowly faded into today’s society and are still losing the brilliant and peaceful culture that made them so strong, so long ago when just worrying about what pattern they would weave was a burden. The Navajo tribe is not really made up of any social organization, in a sense that there is no rank or political position in their tribe. The hierarchy is more determined by kinship and the family that a person resides with. There is a tribal leader in the Navajo community but he does not really have any coercive power or authority, unlike today’s tribal hierarchy which is similar to our own democracy. It...
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...Michael Shaara is biased toward the Confederacy. Most of the book is from the viewpoint of Robert E. Lee and James Longstreet of the Confederate army. While the Union perspective is presented from Chamberlain's viewpoint and also somewhat from Buford. The pro-Confederacy bias revealed itself in the concentration of the Confederates experience during the war more so than what the Union experienced. It also displays the Confederacy as treating their men better as it said that some of the Union troops where forced to march at bayonet point after refusing to fight. In contrast, when Stuart, whom the Confederates relied upon for valuable information went off on a joyride and returned he was only scolded for his actions. Lee was portrayed often as a forgiving father figure. This father figure was one which inspired men to fight to win Lee’s approval, love and respect. The larger majority of the book appeared to elucidate the Confederacy issues and decisions. The books also subtly attempted to explain that while some Southerners fought for slavery, a good amount fought for their states rights, for their land, their way of life, or simply refused to fight against their families and...
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...African-Americans were encouraged to celebrate their heritage and to become “The New Negro,” a term coined in 1925 by sociologist and critic Alain LeRoy Locke. One of the factors contributing to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the great migration of African-Americans to northern cities (such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) between 1919 and 1926. In his influential book The New Negro (1925), Locke described the northward migration of blacks as "something like a spiritual emancipation." One of the factors contributing to the rise of the Harlem Renaissance was the great migration of African-Americans to northern cities (such as New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.) between 1919 and 1926. In his influential book The New Negro (1925), Locke described the northward migration of blacks as "something like a spiritual emancipation." In the 1920's African-Americans seemed to have passed through some rite of passage. As if for the first time, we began, in significant numbers, to be self-assertive and racially conscious. A popular, at the time, term describing such people was "The New Negro" expressed movement from the world of Booker T. Washington to that of W.E.B. duBois and Marcus Garvey. More than anything else, the Harlem Renaissance was a marker of the shift of the Black...
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...United States is an ideal example of how dissent ultimately changes society by offering new ideas and perspective. Important issues that dissenters advocated such as taxation, slavery, women’s rights, civil rights, and anti-war sentiments define America. In order for a society to be successful, it must encourage dissent and protect the rights of its dissenters. Dissenters fought to create change and gain rights they believed were denied to them and others. Religious dissent forced European groups such as the Quakers and Puritans, who were persecuted for their beliefs, to seek life in the colonies. During the Pre-Revolutionary Age, Christianity affected all aspects of an individual’s life. Christianity was the basis of decision making in politics and society. Governments often ruled over their subjects, with the notion that they had approval from God and would therefore be granted his mercy for slaughtering innocent individuals, whether it was through crusades or witch hunts. At the time of the seventeenth century, kings and queens final decisions ruled which branch of Christianity to follow; with the constant upheaval in rulers, and exile towards Protestants during the Catholic era and Calvinists during the Church of England era, radical religious ideals began to form resulting in a revolution. During this time period, certain individuals went against what the government and church said were true of God, and formed their own opinions of what God truly wanted. These radical actions...
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...He contemplated the natural state of things, why it was a select few who got to be masters and the rest of slaves. He spent his life wondering how a God could be so benevolent but allow something so cruel to happen to his people. Frederick was smart, always playing through the situations to help himself. It is important to understand that Frederick Douglass did what many abolitionists did. He wrote and gave speeches, made public appearances and encouraged the good fight. What made Frederick Douglass so different was that he was so different. Frederick Douglass challenged people for slavery with clever writing but also his tools allowed for him to tell people of what he had been though. In pictures Frederick Douglass never smiled instead he wanted to confront the viewer with a stern look to get them thinking and not to be used in racist propaganda that may try to convince the public of...
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...Introduction: Whales are brilliant animals. Surely understood for their knowledge and delicate nature, they are iconic representatives of marine biodiversity. Yet degenerate and neglectful practices still threaten whales today. To guarantee we have solid and healthy seas, we have to ensure the sea's tender titans. Whaling is the process of hunting whales for their produce. Numerous customs relied on upon whales to give material produce as a piece of culture and tradition, all aspects of the whale was misused for; meat, skin, fat and organs were consumed as a critical foundation of protein, vitamins and minerals. Due to this the community of whales are in the brink of extinction. Whaling business started around the eleventh century, when...
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...THE LAW ON ASSISTED SUICIDE On July 26, 1997, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously upheld decisions in New York and Washington state that criminalized assisted suicide. These decisions overturned rulings in the 2nd and 9th Circuit Courts of Appeal which struck down state statutes banning physician-assisted suicide. Those courts had found that the statutes, which prohibited doctors from prescribing lethal medication to competent, terminally ill adults, violated the 14th Amendment. In striking the appellate decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court found that there was no constitutional "right to die," but left it to individual states to enact legislation permitting or prohibiting physician-assisted suicide. (The full text of these decisions, plus reports and commentary, can be found at the Washinton Post web site.) As of April 1999, physician-assisted suicide is illegal in all but a handful of states. Over thirty states have enacted statutes prohibiting assisted suicide, and of those that do not have statutes, a number of them arguably prohibit it through common law. In Michigan, Jack Kevorkian was initially charged with violating the state statute, in addition to first-degree murder and delivering a controlled substance without a license. The assisted suicide charge was dropped, however, and he was eventually convicted of second degree murder and delivering a controlled substance without a license. Only one state, Oregon, has legalized assisted suicide. The Oregon statute...
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...photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher or a licence from the Copyright Licensing Agency Limited. Details of such licences (for reprographic reproduction) may be obtained from the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd of Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London, EC1N 8TS. A catalogue record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN–10: 0335 218 13X (pb) 0335 218 148 (hb) ISBN–13: 9780 335 218 134 (pb) 9780 335 218 141 (hb) Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data CIP data applied for Typeset by YHT Ltd, London Printed in Poland by OZGraf S.A. www.polskabook.pl Contents List of illustrations Acknowledgements 1 What is media theory? What are media? What is theory? What is media theory? How to use this book Behaviourism and media effects Introduction Lasswell’s chain of communication and propaganda technique Wertham: Seduction of the Innocent Cantril: The Invasion from Mars Cultivation theory Agenda-setting and social functions of media Two-step flow and the phenomenistic approach Uses and gratifications theory Summary Further reading Modernity and medium theory Introduction Innis: The Bias of Communication McLuhan: the medium is the message Benjamin: art...
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...The Hero as a Reflection of Culture Belen Lowrey Abstract: In works of literature, a hero is a man to be admired and emulated. For this reason, the hero always demonstrates the embodiment of the ideals of the creating culture. Historical events and social conditions of different cultures cause different attributes to become valued in leaders. These cultural values are reflected in both the actions of a hero and in the heroic motivations. This paper focuses on the heroes of the Iliad, the Aeneid, Beowulf, and The Song of Roland and examines how historical events and cultural circumstances shaped the portrayal of the heroes in these works. Sabiduria, vol.1,1 Hero as a Reflection of Culture 1 Every culture has heroes. In works of literature, is an individual to be admired and emulated, and because of this he is the embodiment of the greatest virtues of the culture that created him. The ideals of every culture were shaped by the social conditions of the time and therefore different attributes became valued. To different degrees, the hero in a work is a result of not only the culture from which the hero comes, but also the culture of the author. Cultural values are reflected in both the actions of a hero and his motivations. As heroes, Achilles, Aeneas, Beowulf, and Roland reflect the values of the societies that created them. One of the oldest works of ancient literature is Homer‟s Iliad. Homer‟s works are dated to between 900 and 750 B.C. (Krieger,...
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